Itunes Match vs. synching

Hi again,
I subscribed to itunes Match and I'm really trying to get my head around it and understand it. I have a Mac computer and an ipad. Is there a difference between using itunes Match and just synching my device to have the same songs as the computer.
second question. When synching, which takes control. The changes I made on my Mac or changes I made on my ipad. I organized some playlists on my ipad, which now show up on my computer but disappeared off my ipad while Match was taking 4 days to send my info to apple.
If I try synching my device to my computer, will the playlist I made on my computer transfer to my ipad or will the playlist I made on my ipad transfer to my computer.? Any chance my original playlists that disappeared from my ipad will now disappear from my computer if I synch.?
Do I need to synch playlists, documents, apps, ibooks , etc now that I have Match?
thank you
David T

davtej wrote:
Do I need to synch playlists, documents, apps, ibooks , etc now that I have Match?
iTunes Match is only for music and music videos purchased from the iTunes Store. No other media is supported.
davtej wrote:
I subscribed to itunes Match and I'm really trying to get my head around it and understand it. I have a Mac computer and an ipad. Is there a difference between using itunes Match and just synching my device to have the same songs as the computer.
When iTunes Match is enabled on an iOS device traditional syncning of music via USB or Wi Fi is disabled. All music management will take place directly on the device.
davtej wrote:
second question. When synching, which takes control. The changes I made on my Mac or changes I made on my ipad. I organized some playlists on my ipad, which now show up on my computer but disappeared off my ipad while Match was taking 4 days to send my info to apple.
The cloud will become the "master" database of your music. And changes you make to ID3 tags in iTunes will be pushed to the cloud and will automatically show up on your iOS devices. Same for playlists. If a playlist is created in iTunes or on an iOS device is will be pushed to the cloud and show up on all other devices.
davtej wrote:
If I try synching my device to my computer, will the playlist I made on my computer transfer to my ipad or will the playlist I made on my ipad transfer to my computer.? Any chance my original playlists that disappeared from my ipad will now disappear from my computer if I synch.?
If you have playslists in iTunes that are not showing up on your iOS device disable iTM on the iOS device, open the Music app and let the content clear out then re-enable iTM on the device.

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